Prognostic AND Diagnostic Assessment of Shoulder Pain (PANDA-S)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Maximising outcome for patients with shoulder pain: using optimal diagnostic and prognostic information to target treatment (PANDA-S)

• IRAS ID

  242750

• Contact name

  Danielle van der Windt

• Contact email

  d.van.der.windt@keele.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Keele University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  4 years, 9 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  The problem:
  Shoulder problems affect 20% of adults and are often very painful, affecting sleep, work, and everyday life. In England, annually about 1.5 million people visit their GP for shoulder pain, of whom 40% experience on-going pain. Most patients receive treatment from GPs or physiotherapists, but 7 times more patients are having surgery compared with 10 years ago. There is no evidence that surgery provides better results than non-surgical treatments such as shoulder exercises.
  Aim:
  To develop and test a better approach to assessing the likely cause (diagnosis) and future outcome (prognosis) of shoulder problems, so that treatments are offered to those patients who benefit the most.
  This research will benefit patients and the NHS by:
  Improving information and advice given to patients about the possible causes of shoulder pain and the best ways to assess and treat shoulder pain.
  Research plan:
  Recruit 1000 patients consulting their GP or self-referring to physiotherapy with shoulder pain to a follow-up study. Their GPs and physiotherapists will continue to treat them in the way they feel is most appropriate. Willing participants will;
  i.Complete 6 questionnaires on pain, difficulties with everyday activities, treatments, and quality of life over 3 years, providing unique information about long-term outcomes
  ii.Attend an optional clinical assessment including an ultrasound scan of the shoulder
  iii.Complete an optional app or respond to text messages once a week for 12 weeks to provide short term information on shoulder pain and difficulties with everyday activities
  iv.Participate in an optional interview about their shoulder pain

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Sheffield Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/YH/0346

• Date of REC Opinion

  16 Oct 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion